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Meaning of stare in English stareverb [ I or T ] uk /steər/ us /ster/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking: stare at Don't stare at people like that - it's rude. Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.stare someone down During the press conference, each boxer tried to stare the other down (= force the other to look away by continual staring). to look at someone or something
  • lookLook over there! A rainbow!
  • watchI sat by the window and watched people walking past.
  • glanceShe glanced around the room to see who was there.
  • peepShe peeped through the curtains to see what was happening.
  • peekHe peeked inside the box.
  • stareDon't stare at people like that - it's rude.
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  • He stared open-eyed at all the food on the table.
  • A kind of peacefulness overcame him as he stared up at the stars.
  • I looked in her face for some response, but she just stared at me blankly.
  • He just stared blankly at me.
  • Carl stared blearily at the newspaper.
Using the eyes
  • accommodate
  • accommodation
  • all eyes are on someone/something idiom
  • astigmatic
  • beholder
  • catch
  • clock
  • eyeful
  • gawk
  • leer
  • lock
  • look out for someone/something phrasal verb
  • look up phrasal verb
  • look-see
  • not take your eyes off someone/something idiom
  • observational
  • observationally
  • ogle
  • shoot
  • squint
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staring

Idioms

be staring at something stare someone in the face stare sth in the face

Phrasal verb

stare down something starenoun [ C ] uk /steər/ us /ster/ a long look at something or someone with your eyes wide open: She gave him a long stare but didn't answer his question. See also thousand-yard stare Using the eyes
  • accommodate
  • accommodation
  • all eyes are on someone/something idiom
  • astigmatic
  • beholder
  • catch
  • clock
  • eyeful
  • gawk
  • leer
  • lock
  • look out for someone/something phrasal verb
  • look up phrasal verb
  • look-see
  • not take your eyes off someone/something idiom
  • observational
  • observationally
  • ogle
  • shoot
  • squint
See more results » (Definition of stare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

stare | American Dictionary

stareverb [ I/T ] us /steər/ Add to word list Add to word list to look directly at someone or something for a long time: [ I ] Don’t stare at people. [ M ] The fighters tried to stare each other down (= cause the other to turn away).

stare

noun [ C ] us /ster, stær/ She tried to silence him with a hard stare.

Idioms

stare you in the face stare something in the face (Definition of stare from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of stare

stare The couple swiftly dances their way, free from the observers' disapproving stares. From the Cambridge English Corpus We are told that when approached the robot swivels its head in a disconcertingly human gesture, and stares at them. From the Cambridge English Corpus After all, the true seeing is within; and painting stares at you with an insistent imperfection. From the Cambridge English Corpus Pilibossian stares at visitors through powerful round spectacles and walks with the help of a cane as he tells his story. From the Cambridge English Corpus She stops at the end of the path and stares at the judges facing her, watching them take in her body wrapped in its little hot pink bikini costume. From the Cambridge English Corpus Similarly, perceivers can convey their appraisals to targets through facial expressions (e.g., cheery smiles or menacing stares) and body language (e.g., warm hugs or formal handshakes). From the Cambridge English Corpus She openly defied them to stare - or run. From the Cambridge English Corpus They had no actual homes of their own, save a small room for lodging and the four walls to stare at. From the Cambridge English Corpus A justicier does not simply stare at an array of individual outcomes; she assesses them according to a principle. From the Cambridge English Corpus Certainly it is true that there are many people who are 'quite content to stare at the back of a laptop'. From the Cambridge English Corpus One woman introduced me to her brother, who at first responded to my name with a blank stare. From the Cambridge English Corpus On its roof a number of plastic prehistoric animals stare down at me. From the Cambridge English Corpus If we sit and stare at an individual nucleus, we cannot see any change that will tell us that it is getting ready to decay. From the Cambridge English Corpus Participants were instructed to stare at the letter strings and the square during the rest periods. From the Cambridge English Corpus The words are staring us in the face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of stare These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of stare?

Translations of stare

in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指驚訝、害怕或思考時）盯著看，凝視，注視, 凝視，注視… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指惊讶、害怕或思考时）盯着看，凝视，注视, 凝视，注视… See more in Spanish mirar fijamente, mirada fija, quedarse mirando… See more in Portuguese olhar fixamente, fitar, olhar fixo… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian टक लावून बघणे… See more じっと見つめる, 凝視する, 凝視… See more dik dik bakmak, gözünü dikip bakmak, bakakalmak… See more dévisager, fixer du regard, regard [masculine] fixe… See more mirar fixament, mirada fixa… See more staren, starende blik… See more கண்களை அகலமாக திறந்து நீண்ட நேரம் பார்க்க, குறிப்பாக ஆச்சரியப்படும்போது, பயப்படும்போது அல்லது சிந்திக்கும்போது… See more टकटकी लगाना, घूरना… See more તાકવું… See more stirre, stirren… See more stirra, stirrande blick, gloende… See more tenung, renung… See more starren, das Starren… See more stirre, glane, stirrende blikk [neuter]… See more ٹکٹکی لگاکر دیکھنا, آنکھیں پھاڑ کر دیکھنا… See more вилупитися, витріщати очі, здивований… See more తదేకంగా చూడటం… See more তাকিয়ে থাকা… See more zírat, upřený pohled… See more menatap, tatapan… See more จ้องมอง, การจ้อง, การเพ่งมอง… See more nhìn chằm chằm, sự, cái nhìn chằm chằm… See more przyglądać się, patrzeć, gapić się… See more 응시하다, 응시, 빤히 쳐다봄… See more guardare fisso, sguardo fisso, fissare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of stare

  • death stare
  • stare decisis
  • thousand-yard stare
  • stare you in the face idiom
  • stare something in the face idiom
  • thousand yard stare, at thousand-yard stare
  • stare down something phrasal verb
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  • stare you in the face idiom
  • stare something in the face idiom
  • stare sth in the face idiom
  • stare someone in the face idiom
  • stare down the barrel of something idiom
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